Italian submarine Giuliano Prini (S 523)

	Giuliano Prini
History
Italy
Name	Giuliano Prini
Namesake	Giuliano Prini
Builder	Fincantieri, Monfalcone
Laid down	30 July 1987
Launched	12 December 1987
Commissioned	17 May 1989
Homeport	La Spezia
Identification	Pennant number: S 523
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Sauro-class submarine
Displacement	1,476 tonnes (surfaced); 1,662 tonnes (submerged);
Length	64.36 m (211.2 ft)
Beam	6.83 m (22.4 ft)
Draught	5.6 m (18.4 ft)
Depth	300 m (984.3 ft)
Propulsion	3-shaft diesel Grandi Motori Trieste GMT 210.16-NM (2,7 mW); 1 electric engine Magneti Marelli (2.686 kW);
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) (surfaced); 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) (submerged);
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	7 officers; 44 enlisted;
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 x radar SMA MM/BPS 704-V2; 1 x sonar STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20; Combat System STN Atlas Elektronik – ISUS 90-20; periscopes Kollmorgen; communication system IRSC, by Hagenuk Marinekommunikation; Submarine Action Information System SMA/Datamat MM/SBN-716 SACTIS; periscopes Barr & Stroud CK31 Search and CH81 Attack Periscopes; communication system by ELMER;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	ESM systems Elettronica Spa, BLD-727
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes with reloads for:; 1.) Black Shark torpedo Mod.3; 2.) Naval mines;

Construction and career

Giuliano Prini was laid down at Fincantieri Monfalcone Shipyard on 30 July 1987 and launched on 12 December 1987. She was commissioned on 17 May 1989.

She had been homeported in Taranto between 1999 and 2004 and was subjected to radical works that affected the platform and the combat system.

^ "Prini (S523) - Marina Militare". www.marina.difesa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ "Navi e Armatori - Approdi di Passione". www.naviearmatori.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.